RNLI Visit. September 30, 2008
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On Wednesday 1st and Thursday 2nd October, all primary 5 pupils are going to visit the lifeboat station in North Berwick. The pupils have thought about lots of questions they would like to ask and hope to be able to interview the crew on the day. They will let you know how they got here by telling us 3 things they learned during the visit.
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I learned
1.That lifeboats have a sat-nav in them.
2.That the crew have at max 15mins from when they get the call to when they have to get the boat on the water.
3.That the lifeboat crew have a classroom where they learn just like us!
Today we went to the RNLI and it was great.The class got split up in two groups. First I went and learned about the lifeguards suits and then we went up the spiral stairs. We watched a video about life guards for all the lifeguards when they were training. Then we went across the road and saw the lifeboat and tractor. We learned where all the things go on the lifeboat. They let us go in the tractor and the lifeboat. I only went in the tractor beacuse there wasn’t any time left for me to go in it.
TODAY WAS GREAT!
THIS IS WHAT I LEARNED FROM THE RNLI VIST.
We learned that North Berwick’s lifeboat is made out of rubber and its number is D-619. It is not a big wooden boat.
You wear a warm layer then a waterproof layer, gloves, a helmet with
a visor and most importantly a lifejacket.
You can join with a form signed by both parents at age16 but with out a form at 17 or 18.
Lisa in 5B accidentally posted this on the Middle area section instead of here.
Comment from Lisa | Edit comment
Time: October 1, 2008, 4:00 pm
I have learned that you should always wear a life-jacket. I’ve also learned that a tractor pulls the lifeboat in the sea. I have also learned not to go too far away from the beach.
At the Lifeboat Station we went to the Crew’s changing rooms and learned about their kit.
When we were looking at the lifeboat we learned that it had a first aid kit, a huge engine and a parachute.
Did you know that all the RNLI crew are volunteers?
P5A and b went to the RNLI today I learned lots of new things.Like North Berwick have the first Blue Peter lifeboat in Scotland. Everybody who joins the Lifeboat crew has to go through 5days of 12 hours training before they can go out on a rescue mission. The Blue Peter boat goes at 30 miles per hour, so the crew have to wear lots of waterproof clothing to keep warm and a helmet so no salt water gets in there thier eyes.
RNLI
Today we went to the RNLI place and learned about lots of things. We looked at the rib and I learned that the rib had two anchors one like a massive parachute and the other one was like a normal sand anchor. I saw a video about lifeboat men and my Uncle Brian was on it. You have to be 17 to join the lifeboat team. You have to be very brave to join the lifeboat team.
RNLI
Today 5A and5B went down to the RNLI staition in North Berwick.
5A went down first (im in 5A). The class split up in two groups. I was in group 2.
1. I learned that the boat had a sat-nav.
2. I learnded that thier costumes cost about £500.
3. I learned that the boats go at 30 miles per hour.
4. I learned that it take 5 days to train a person.
These are a few things I learned at the RNLI
1.I found out that we were the first people in Scotland to get a Blue Peter boat.
2.They got a tractor one year ago for taking out the life boat.
3.It takes 14 minutes to get the lifejacket,helmet and a suit to keep them warm on.
This afternoon primary 5a went to the RNLI life boat centre we had a chance to learn how the boats work and how the lifegaurds got ready for an emergancy. we got to see lots of pictures of the onlden day boats and in these boats there were no engenens it was just oars.I really enjoye this trip and i hope i get to go again.
I havent been yet but its going be great.
I love the visit to RNLI .group 1 saw a small boat a tractor and a fish tank. And group 2 went up stairs to a small room it was a learning class for the RNLI. I enjoy it .
1) I learned lifeboats have satnavs to find people.
2) This was the fifth Blue Peter boat.
3) The RNLI has a classroom to train in.
CLASS 5A VISIT TO THE RNLI
The visit was great because I learned that the rib goes 30mph . A rib is a small speed boat and is made of rubber.I also learned that you have to be 17 and over to get a job as a RNLI person.We also had to split into 2 groups,one of the groups went to the boat house with the rib and tractor and the other went to the changing rooms.You have to be as brave as a fireman!All of P5A enjoyed the trip to the RNLI it was GREAT!
When P5A went to the RNLI visit we learned lots of things. We learnt that the rib goes 30mph and that you have to be 17 and over to join. The people who volunteer have another job and they have a beeper thing. If it beeps you have to run or drive as fast as you can to the lifeboat station (but not over the speed limit if you are driving!). The best thing I enjoyed about the visit was when we got to watch a video about what the RNLI do. I would like to be a lifeboat person when I am 17 because it sounds exciting.
We went to the RNLI today and it was great fun.
these are the things i learned:
1)We were the first people in Scotland to get a boat.
2)Its the 5th blue peter boat.
3)They only got the tractors 2 years ago.
4)In the olden days they had to use oars.
5)They have a classroom to practise in.
6)The boats travel at 30 miles per hour.
7)The tractor can go on the road at 30 miles per hour
IT WAS SO FUN I ENJOYED IT TODAY
i really liked the vist because i leanerd about the RNLI they people who save peoples lives if they are in trouble in the sea. We went into two different groups group one amd two. My group my leanerd about what they wear and we watched a video about the RNLI saving people lives. Then we went into the bit where they keep the life boat there was a person there as well. He though us about the life boat and what happends when the boat breaks down.
1) The RNLI in North Berwick has the only lifeboat with a Blue Peter badge in Scotland.
2) They have a dummy to practise medical things on.
3) There is more than one type of boat that the RNLI use. The boat at North Berwick is an inshore lifeboat.
I learned that if you are at the coast and you see someone in the sea needing help you call 999 and ask for the coast guard.
Always wear a lifejacket if you go on a boat.
When you train to be a lifeboat crew member you have to have five days of training.
Rnli visit
I learned that the crew only get 14 minutes to get ready and get the boat out.I think you have to be very brave to work there and not be afraid of the water.It is very important that you have a life jacket when you are on the boat.The suit has to protect all of your body here is what they wear: Woolly bear and dry suit and helmet and life jacket.
The boat was really cool because it was very small but it can fit 15 people in it and it carries lots of stuff as well.
thats what I liked about it
Comment from Raminta
Time: October 1, 2008, 5:12 pm
I really liked the R.N.L.I visit today.I learned that if it is a windy day,the R.N.L.I save people with a helicopter.
Comment from Guy Roper
Time: October 1, 2008, 5:24 pm
I have learnt that only 2 people have died since the lifeboat came
Comment from Guy Roper
Time: October 1, 2008, 5:25 pm
I have also learnt that the lifeboat is well packed but stormy weather
Comment from Guy Roper
Time: October 1, 2008, 5:26 pm
I have also learnt that the lifeboat is well packed but can’t go out in stormy weather
Comment from Guy Roper
Time: October 1, 2008, 5:28 pm
I have learnt that it is the only blue peter boat in Scotland
Comment from Rebecca Hamilton
Time: October 1, 2008, 6:08 pm
I learnt that the R.N.L.I sav about 124 people a year!
Comment from ciara burnside
Time: October 1, 2008, 7:16 pm
I learnt that the R.N.L.I save about 124 people a year
Comment from ciara burnside
Time: October 1, 2008, 7:19 pm
I learnt that you need to call 999 if some one is in trouble
Comment from rosie
Time: October 1, 2008, 8:15 pm
i learn’t that you must ask for the coast gurd when you call 999 i also learnt that the lifejacket is so hevay and how they get into the the water
What I liked about the RNLI
1. I learnt that the lifeboat in North Berwick is a blue peter one!! (given by them)AND the only one in Scotland!
2. If you want to be a lifeboat rescue squad you have to train 5 days and from 7:00am-7:00pm!! (12 hours)
3. Our/NB’s boat can only go out in certain wind/weather conditions becase it is small and rubber. But NB has backup, for Dunbar has a much bigger lifebot and it is harder material so they can come in handy.
These are the new things I learnt on 1st Oct.
Today at our visit to the Lifeboat Shed I learned…..
It takes 6 minutes to get into the special suits and luanch the boat.
It’s difficult holding on when the sea is very wavy.
The life jackets are really, really heavy to put on.
I really enjoyed the visit especially getting to know where all the different parts are on the boat.
I now know what RNLI stands for and I hope I don’t forget.
When they are cold, they have a shower with their clothes on.
They have had to go out knowing that the people they were trying to save had already drowned. This must be sad for them.
These are the things that 5A did at the RNLI
We got to see the suits, there was the bear suit, the dry suit and the life jacket.Then we went into there classroom where they learnt how to be lifeguards, there was also a kitchen next to it.When we went to the boat there was a tractor there that towed in and out of the water, the hole trip was fantastic.
THE END
I realy enjoyd the RNLI visit because we saw the suit.Thay had a wooly jumper,dry suit,helmit and a life jacket which had lots of compartments.Then we saw a place which thay worked and watched life saveing videos and made snacks.THEN we went to see the rib that was the fun part!first he showed us around the boat and asked us questions.Then he told us where wrecks were and me and some other poeple sat in the tractor so lets just say it was GREATTTTTTTTTTT.
What I learned at the lifeboats
i learned that
1.i learned that that to be in the RNLI crew you train 5 days 7:00am to7:00pm which is12 hours a day wich is tones and lods of work.
2.that the town rases money for the RNLI and blue peter rased anoth money for a lifeboat.
3.i also learned that the North Berwick lifeboat can only go out on certain weathers but the Dunbar one could come instead if it is too windy.
I liked the life boat tractor. The life boat we saw was the last Blue Peter boat in the world. I also liked the music/beat that played with the video. The video was interesting too. The wet suits were attached to the wellies. Amazing!
1)The North Berwick lifeboat is the only one in Scotland with the Blue Peter badge on the side.
2)Lifeboats are launched by a tractor.
3)Lifeboats have SAT-NAV to navigate.
Comment from izzy
Time: October 1, 2008, 8:37 pm
5b went to the R.N.L.I and learnd alot of stuff i learnd that the R.N.L.I life boat is pulled by a tractor and we got to sit on it !
Comment from zoe kelly
Time: October 1, 2008, 9:28 pm
5b went down to the R.N.L.I. to learn some cool stuff and we did it was amazing.
We visited the lifeboat yesterday and I learned lots of things
- I learned that the wet suits the men wear are very heavy and have wellies attached to them
- I learned that their helmets have a microphone so that they can talk to each other and they blow up inside to make them the right size
- It was really cool to see the Sat-nav that they use to know where they are
I really enjoyed visiting the Blue Peter life boat - it was great fun!
Connor
RNLI visit
I liked the part when we were aloud to go in a lifeboat and a tractor but we were not aloud to touch anything!
I also really liked the part when we got to see the clothes and everything Idid not know that they had a lightbulb on there helmet when the could not see, there was other clothes as well and the most important thing was they had to wear a lifejacket.
I enjoyed when we saw the videos of people stranded on rocks, people drowning and people capsize in a boat or something else.
Of course it was fun as everyone was saying
I tryed a suit on but the arms and legs were floppy
i liked the part when we were in the boat and when we tryed on the life jackets.I like when we were watching the video up stairs.Its good that all the money they get is raised through charity work.
I enjoyed to day
We went to see the RNLI center we saw their suits and lifeboat.He did a very long speech and there were 3 fish and the trip was very fun.
i thought the R.N.L.I was an enjoyable trip for 5c. i loved learning about what R.N.L.I do.I would like to go again!!!!
yesterday I went to the RNLI lifeboat stashon 3 things I engoyd about the day are…
1.We got to go on a lifeboat and see all the intresting things.
2.The class also got to watch a video all about the people thay saved.
3.It was also very interesting when the man showed us the suits thay ware to go out.
IT WAS A FAB DAY OUT!!!!
When p5c went to the RNLI it was the best fun ever! My favourite part was seeing the video about rescues and I liked being able to sit on a boat and the big tractor.
Today we went to the RNLI. It was great fun and I learned quite a lot of things about lifeboats. We were allowed to sit in the lifeboat and on the tractor which tows it out. We saw the suits worn by the crew in an emergency. The lifeboat was equipped with a ‘tom-tom’, first aid kit, fire extinguisher and oars in case the fuel ran out!
When we went to the rock pools it was good and I learnt that if you therten a star fish its leg comes off.I found the limpets hard.
I really enjoyed the R.N.L.I visit.I learned that if it is a really windy day the R.N.L.I save people with a heliopter.
I have also learned that the Lifeboat gets pulled out with a huge tractor.
My last thing that learned is that they use a map when they are in their lifeboat.
We went to the RNLI and it was fun. We got to go on a tractor.The helmets are very heavy. Lifeboats are rock solid. It was so cool!
We went to the R.N.L.I. on wednsday the 1st of October.
1.They pool the boat to sea with a tractor.
2.The lifeboats are rock solid.
3.We went on the tractor it was amazing.
P5b went to the R.N.L.I on Wednesday the 1st of october and these are 3 things i learned:
1.That they steer the boat by a big stick coming out the engine.
2.They have a big tractor that toes the lifeboat out to sea.
3.The lifeboat in North Berwick is the only life boat in Scotland that has a blue peter badge on it!!
The basketball trip was interesting and I learned that our ciass is good at basketball.
The R.N.L.I was great fun. We learned that North Berwick lifeboat is the only one that has a blue peter badge in Scotland. We also learned that they have a classroom like us to learn in, and also we learned they have really warm clothes on.I liked it so much I could go again and again!
I went to the r.n.l.i. on wednesday the 1st of october and i lern’t,
1.That a lifeboat has a satnav and a compus in case the satnav brakes.
2.That the men/women are not aloud to go throgh the red lights whene there on a call.
3.That when they have come back from being on a rescue they have a hot shower even in their clothes.
we went on a rockpool trip and it was great.I learnt that you find starfish mostly under a rock.I loved it and I hope that we do something like it again
We went to the R.N.L.I and we learnt that North Berwick lifeboat has the only blue peter badge in Scotland. I also learnt that they have a sat nav and every thing is soft in the lifeboat.
at the the lifeboats i learned that they have satnav just like a car and it tells them were they go all around the coast of scotland.
and they also have a radio so they can talk to one another when they cant find the person they are looking for somewhon at sea
We went to the rockpools 2weeks ago I learned how star fish stick to the rocks.I learnd How hrmit crab go into ther shells.
My R.N.L.I visit ,here are some things i did on the visit to the R.N.L I.
1. We got to watch a video about what the lifeguards do to save people.The lifeguards save people are stranded on rocks or in the sea aswell they save people who are drowning in the sea so i think they do a great job and i am going to be a lifeguard when i am older.
2. The R.N.L I are the only people in Scotland to have a boat payed by Blue Peter so we are very lucky to have it.
3.If you want to be in the life boat rescue squad you have to work 7:00am to 7:00pm so it is alot of work so i better be on my toes if i want to br a lifeguard.
THE VISIT WAS GREAT!!!!!!!!!
I enjoyed my visit to the lifeboat. I tried on the crews gloves, they were very big and heavy. There are four fish in a tank in the lifeboat house. The lifeboat has a Blue Peter badge on it.
RNLI WAS REALY COOL
my favourite part was upstairs because it had a mini kichen